by Margo Hannah De Guzman Quadra | Sep 22, 2020 | Good Balita
The Philippines has seen decreasing and rising cases of coronavirus disease since it first hit the country in 2020. The end of the pandemic is still not within sight and so Filipinos are advised to be fully informed on what to do when they are suspected or confirmed...
by Margo Hannah De Guzman Quadra | Aug 19, 2020 | Good Show
The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) honored medical frontliners to mark the 113th Founding Anniversary of the Philippine General Hospital. Founded on August 17, 1907, the PGH is a tertiary state-owned hospital administered and operated by the University of...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Jul 13, 2020 | Good Tech
The University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) has started its clinical studies on Convalescent Plasma Transfusion as a treatment for COVID-19 patients. The hospital study on the experimental treatment involves the use of plasma taken from the...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Jul 9, 2020 | Good Tech
The University of the Philippines (UP) has developed the SaniPod, a self-contained disinfection cubicle to sanitize medical frontliners or health care workers as they exit COVID-19 patient wards. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato De la...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Jun 15, 2020 | Good Deed
COVID-19 survivor Iza Calzado marked Philippine Independence Day by donating her blood for plasma treatment research to boost patients’ immune systems. Calzado and her manager Noel Ferrer went on social media on June 12, 2020, to share the good news that the...
